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SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – A former Troy store has found a new home in Schenectady, now offering eclectic goods in a new community.
Bluebird Home Décor - a home goods store specializing in handmade, vintage and farmhouse product - recently opened its doors on State Street in downtown Schenectady.
The business, owned and operated by Nicolle Broughton, was previously located on Third Street in downtown Troy before relocating to the Electric City in a move aimed at doubling the size of the shop.
The is owned and operated by Nicolle Broughton.
“I couldn’t be more excited to open our doors in Schenectady,” Broughton said in a press release. “Since I first opened Bluebird more than five years ago the store has been evolving in a truly organic way, and this new store is the result of experiences and lessons that come from understanding my product and customer.”
The new 1,500-square-foot store is located at 514 State St. in Schenectady at a building owned by Jeffrey Buell. He said Friday that the opening of Bluebird is the culmination of the Foster Hotel redevelopment.
“We consider ourselves urban pioneers and part of that challenge is working hard to creatively fill holes in the downtown fabric” Buell said in the release. “In Schenectady, we are making a strong play for improved retail, and there is not a better person or product to bet on than Nicolle Broughton and Bluebird.”
The total renovation costs for 514 State Street were $215,000, $75,000 of which was paid for by the Metroplex Development Authority. Chairman Ray Gillen said in the release “We welcome Nicolle and her well known boutique and loyal customers to downtown Schenectady. The renovations to 514 State Street are very impressive and add to the momentum that was started by the successful redevelopment of the Foster Building.”
More information about Bluebird Home Décor is available online at bluebird-homedecor.com or by calling the shop at (518) 365-2138.


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After the long awaiting demand for Samsung S3, although the company previously knew 9 millions of Samsung Galaxy S3 have been pre-ordered on exclusive demand, which beats Apple’s previous record for IPhone of 4 million.
The high speed and power of Samsung S3 makes this phone a high sought after item and the pre-order sales proves it. Amazing isn’t it? What does the exclusive demand have actually to do with the launching in US which happens immediately before the launching of Canada’s??
The major 5 carriers selling Samsung Galaxy S3 has already been pre-ordered by android fans as Samsung Galaxy S2 had been a major success for the company. Although still haven’t arrived in the market .In the meantime the other sets HTC, One X & Huawei Ascend P1 having similar features arrived in the market.
Samsung Galaxy S3 is so much popular among the fans that Samsung can’t make enough of the handsets, which delayed the Canadian market. These days people around the world are trying to get their hands on as quickly as possible.
Through Twitter, Samsung has announced about the shift in the Galaxy SIII sale from June 20 to June 27 in the country. This is due to the huge demand for Samsung Galaxy S3 handsets. Pre-orders will get filled first as promised by Samsung according to its updates on Twitter.
Samsung Galaxy S3 is a blend of multiple performances and features that we are waiting to see this year. Samsung is thriving on a challenge as the competition hasn’t been idle. Were they trying to modify the user experience and improve over Samsung Galaxy S2 or just reach their goal? It is yet to be revealed.
Many blogs think Samsung concentrated more on Samsung S3’s production in the US and hence it delayed in Canada. The eminent demand of the pebble blue color is also to be blamed to some extent for 1 week delay.
The Canadian customers are handling the delay surprisingly well. The most common comment on the delaying date on the blogs of Samsung “We all have waited so long, what worse it can do for a week”.
Unlike many other countries who cuts off the communication between the customer and the company in such a situation. Samsung and many other carriers are offering updates on updates on Samsung and S3 delay dates and its launches. Samsung’s effort is quite clear; the company is trying its best and taking risks.
Samsung is yet the most anticipated smartphone maker of 2012 maybe basking in attention that it is receiving during its official launch.

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Last week we came across this article, “A New Website Is Helping NYC Restaurants Sell Off Their Wine Cellars,” on InsideHook.
In the piece, the author describes a new online resource that is helping restaurants to liquidate their wine cellars.
Since the time of publication, the online portal has partnered with the app Coast to form “Takeout COVID” whose mission is to “help save local restaurants and bars.”
Their partnership is part of the new wave of creative solutions aimed at keeping restaurants in business. Across the food and beverage industry, cash-starved owners and furloughed employees are looking for ways to stay afloat until restrictions are lifted and their businesses can open again.
If you’re a restaurateur or bar owner, please have a look (see link above). It’s a much-needed resource in these challenging times. We’re glad to be posting the link here. Please share if you work in the food and beverage industry.
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NEW YORK, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — SHOWFIELDS, the industry-disrupting lifestyle discovery store, is pleased to announce the addition of several new brands to its already impressive lineup for a spring refresh. Over twenty brands have joined the store, offering an exciting array of products for shoppers seeking unique and trendy items.
Just in time for warmer weather, shoppers will find names such as Hydro Flask, Sun Bum, Out of The Woods and Branch Basics. The ever-popular SHOWFIELDS sampling bar will highlight Tindle and HLTH Code. These brands offer a diverse range of products, from suncare to reusable drinkware, making SHOWFIELDS the perfect destination for those looking to discover something new in every category.
Curlsmith, the brand on a mission to celebrate curly hair, will have a large feature in store, allowing customers to explore their full line of sustainably-minded haircare.
SHOWFIELDS has also introduced new experiences for customers to enjoy. Love Weld joins the NOHO store to adorn shoppers with permanent jewelry by appointment or walk-in. Digitally-native sustainable fashion company Save Your Wardrobe will be featured on the store’s first floor and will host weekend activations to encourage shoppers to extend the life of their current closet.
The new SHOWFIELDS Wedding Suite is home to a carefully curated selection of top-tier brands to elevate any bridal planning experience; Commando’s innovative smoothing shapewear ensures a flawless foundation under any dress and ready-to-wear styles made for the ultimate bachelorette party, while jewelry from Luv AJ, Nadri and Olive & Piper are sure to add the finishing touch to any bridal look. Popular plant-based jewelry cleaning innovator Shinery will be on hand to add to every bride’s toolkit. Jenny Yoo’s versatile and sophisticated Little White Dresses will be featured as well as first-of-its-kind bridal gown rental retailer, Laine London. Shoppers can check out innovative audio guestbooks from After the Tone. Nulastin’s science-backed skin & hair care line and Bride Brite’s teeth whitening products will help to ensure that everyone looks their best on the big day.
SHOWFIELDS has gained a reputation as a retail innovator since opening its doors in 2019. The store is designed to provide a unique shopping experience, with a rotating selection of brands and interactive installations. By curating a selection of exciting new brands, SHOWFIELDS continues to cement its reputation as a destination for shoppers seeking the latest and most innovative products. For more information on SHOWFIELDS and its exciting new lineup of brands, visit www.showfields.com or follow on Instagram.
Launched in 2019, SHOWFIELDS is a lifestyle discovery store featuring rotating, themed curations of mission driven products, art, and events that can be found “IRL” for the first time. With stores in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Miami, Washington DC and Los Angeles, SHOWFIELDS has created a unique opportunity for brands to run measurable retail campaigns in the world’s most desirable retail locations.
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So just how much is Dish’s offer for Clearwire worth?
You’ll find many varied answers online, ranging from roughly $2 billion to close to $10 billion, though the most commonly cited figure is closer to $5 billion.
The diversity stems partly from the various provisions in Dish’s (Nasdaq: DISH) proposal, which Clearwire (Nasdaq: CLWR) announced Tuesday on the heels of entering into a $2.2 billion agreement with Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S).
A Clearwire spokesman said the company has not calculated an estimated value on the offer from Dish, which would pay $3.30 a share for Clearwire’s stock, compared with Sprint’s $2.97-a-share price.
Sprint, Clearwire’s largest shareholder, is attempting to buy the nearly 50 percent of shares it doesn’t already own.
A calculation of outstanding shares — 1.46 billion — gets the Dish deal’s value close to $5 billion, but Dish may pursue only 25 percent of Clearwire shares, which would put that number much lower, to roughly $1.2 billion.
Also, Dish is offering an additional $2.2 billion in cash for Clearwire’s wireless spectrum.
Complicating the issue further are the other revenue-generation streams for Clearwire in the Dish offer, including the management of Dish’s new wireless network. Clearwire also would have the option to lease its spectrum to outside carriers.
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On PR Newswire: Top Baby Names, Best Restaurants, Sportsperson of the Year
With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire for Journalists. Here are some of this week’s most newsworthy releases you might have missed.
BabyCenter released on Nov. 30 the results of its renowned Baby Names Survey and the much anticipated Top 100 Names of 2016. Jackson held on as the top boys’ name for the fourth year, and Sophia leads the girls for the seventh year in a row. See the full release to see what are the other most popular names of the year.
Carrier on Nov. 30 released the following statement regarding its deal to keep 1,000 jobs in the United States: “Carrier has had very productive conversations in recent days with President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect Pence. We have negotiated an agreement with the incoming administration that we believe benefits our workers, the state of Indiana and our company. We are announcing today that Carrier will continue to manufacture gas furnaces in Indianapolis, in addition to retaining engineering and headquarters staff, preserving more than 1,000 jobs.” See the full release to learn more about Carrier’s plans.
Time Inc.’s Sports Illustrated today announced that Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James is the 2016 Sportsperson of the Year. In a year full of stirring and historic performances across all sports, James was transcendent, rallying the Cavaliers from a 3-1 deficit against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals to deliver the city of Cleveland’s first championship in a major sport since 1964. James, who has now won three NBA titles, was named Finals MVP for the third time in his career. More important to fans in Cleveland, he delivered on the promise he made when he returned to the Cavaliers as a free agent in 2014: to bring the franchise in his home state its first NBA crown. James will be honored at the Sportsperson of the Year event at Barclays Center, in Brooklyn on December 12. See the full release for more on James and the Sportsperson of the Year award.
As we reflect back another year of sublime dining, OpenTable on Dec. 1 unveiled the 100 Best Restaurants in America for 2016. These awards reflect the combined opinions of more than 10 million restaurant reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners for more than 24,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. See the full release to find out if your favorite restaurant made the list.
The future of TV is NOW. On Nov. 30, AT&T said it begins offering 3 video streaming services – DIRECTV NOW, FreeVIEW and Fullscreen. It’s your favorite TV networks and made-for-digital video content delivered with more choice and flexibility than ever. This is rules-free TV for anyone in the U.S. who wants to stream shows and movies anytime, anywhere. For the more than 20 million U.S. households who have dropped cable or are flirting with cutting the cord, the company is now delivering video over a technology platform that will have multiple product capabilities, the first of which AT&T unveiled on Nov. 28. See the full release to learn more about the services offered by AT&T.
If you want to buy that special someone the gifts included in the holiday classic “The 12 Days of Christmas,” they will only cost 0.7% more than last year, according to the 33rd annual economic analysis by PNC Financial Services Group. The small price rise in the PNC Christmas Price Index reflects slow economic growth, and wage inflation caused an increase in some holiday entertainment options. PNC’s whimsical economic analysis calculated the price tag for the Christmas Price Index at $34,363.49, just $232.50 or 0.7% more than last year’s cost and less than the government’s Consumer Price Index, which has increased 1.6% over the past 12 months. See the full release to learn more about the cost of lords a’ leaping and ladies dancing.
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By Isabella Steger
Carlyle Group LP Wednesday sold 216 million shares in Chinese property company Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., according to a termsheet seen by Deal Journal, at a discount of up to 9% of Kaisa’s last closing price.
The sale comes as Kaisa’s Hong Kong stock price has soared more than 85% year-to-date – including 50% in November – in-line with other Hong Kong-listed Chinese developers, many of which hit their 52-week highs last week. Shares in developers fell earlier in the year due to tightening government restrictions on the sector, but are now rebounding as sales have rebounded and restrictions have eased.
The Hang Seng Index is up 22% so far this year.
Carlyle invested in Kaisa in 2007, and after the developer went public had about 8.8% of the company’s shares, according to LionShares data. Wednesday’s stake sale represents about half of Carlyle’s holding.
Bain Capital also pared its stake in a Hong Kong-listed developer, Sunac China Holdings Ltd., at the end of November to raise around $70 million.
UBS AG is the bookrunner on the deal.
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New technology is changing the way car insurers calculate risk, with the happy result that, for many, premiums are going down.
But there's a price to pay: in many cases, to qualify for lower premiums, you need to be prepared to share more data with the insurer, including information about when, where and exactly how you drive.
Dash cam discounts
A growing number of motorists are using dashboard cameras, or "dash cams", to lower insurance premiums or to provide evidence when a claim is made.
Sales of the gadgets have increased by 800pc year-on-year, according to car and bike chain Halfords.
Last year Nextbase, a dash cam manufacturer, asked 29 top insurers about the technology. All of the firms confirmed to researchers that they would consider using dash cam evidence in their claims process.
Cameras track the time, speed and location of the car and continuously film the view through the windscreen. The gadget is wired into the dashboard and starts recording as soon as the engine starts. Dash cam prices range from £20 to £200, but despite this, the number of drivers with dash cams is still low.
Axa, which also operates under the Swiftcover brand name, is one of the insurers offering a discount - of up to 12.5pc - to customers with the gadget fitted. It says that just 1.45pc of its customers have them fitted.
However, is the discount being offered by insurers much more than a marketing ploy? Ian Crowder, from the AA, said: "One or two insurance companies offer discounts, but in some cases you need to have a particular model of camera for the discount to apply.
"They can certainly help if you have an accident and it's not your fault."
The 'black box' revolution
Over 400,000 drivers already use "telematics" technology to slash the cost of their car insurance, a number which is growing at the astonishing rate of about 40pc per year.
For careful drivers this technology offers savings of up to 25pc.
The technology works by deploying "black boxes" in the vehicle - or on the driver's phone -to monitor a number of factors including speed, cornering, acceleration and breaking. The black boxes also store the location and time of drivers' journeys.
Insurers use this information to assess the risk of the driver. The safest are rewarded with the biggest discount. Over 40 insurers in the UK sell black box policies, including Aviva, Admiral, Direct Line and Tesco.
Of course, there is a risk that some drivers' premiums will rise. And the way insurers choose to reward customers varies, as some will give lower premiums from the outset while others give discounts for good driving.
Andrew Seddon, a transport manager from Liverpool, drives almost 100 miles on his daily commute. He used the Aviva Drive app to cut £140 off his car premiums.
The app, which has been downloaded by over 550,000 people since its launch in September 2012, works by monitoring how drivers accelerate, brake and corner via their smartphones.
Once drivers have completed 200 miles it will calculate a score out of 10, rating their driving safety level. Potential discounts are then displayed.
Aviva claims that safe drivers, scoring 7.1 or above, save an average of £150 on their car insurance, and that the average score is 7.4. Mr Seddon scored 7.5.
Drivers need to have an Android smartphone (version 2.3.3 and above) or iPhone 4 or above to use the app, which is free to download.
Mr Seddon said: "I saved £140 on my policy with Aviva and, compared with other insurers, it was a saving of about £400. It turned into a bit of a competition between my mates, seeing who could get the best score and save the most money."
The prospect of automated or driverless cars is no longer the province of science fiction films.
Google has been testing its autonomous vehicles in Texas and California for some time. Uber, the mini-cab ordering service, expects its customers to be sitting in driverless cars by 2030.
The arrival of completely driverless cars, without steering wheels, pedals, or drivers, is still 20 years away, according to Thatcham, an automotive research centre. However, a more basic level of the technology, such as automatic braking or "collision avoidance", is already having an impact on safety and premiums.
"About 40pc of cars sold this year will come with automatic emergency braking technology already installed," said John Leech, head of automotive at KPMG. "The technology reacts much faster than a human can in the event of an accident."
Crash avoidance technology can reduce low-speed accidents by around 20pc, according to Thatcham, and can trigger insurance discounts of up to 10pc.
Mr Crowder said: "Cars which are being manufactured with this technology already fitted will benefit from a lower insurance premium. It will already have been taken into account when the insurer assesses the risk of the vehicle.
Customers may be specifically asked whether their vehicle is equipped with it - and it needs to be fitted as standard, not retrospectively."
Despite the obvious safety benefits of this technology, there is another question for insurers concerning liability.
Will autonomous cars, and therefore their manufacturers, become liable in an accident?
In response to this and other related questions the Association of British Insurers, along with Thatcham and 11 insurers, has created a group to work with the Government to look at the future of automated vehicle use. It will also consider the use of data and potential changes to traffic laws.
How virtual reality can 'recreate' crashes
Virtual reality replicates a real or imagined environment and allows users to interact as if it were a real environment.
Scope Technologies, a global technology firm, has developed software for insurers which, in conjunction with telematics devices, will enable them to recreate accidents and, it is said, cut down claim processing times.
Drivers would need a telematics device fitted in order for it to work. The data would be used to recreate the crash scene, allowing insurers to view an accident from all angles and pinpoint the area of the car that has been damaged.
The firm helped a subsidiary of Groupama, France's third biggest car insurer, launch Europe's first telematics pay-as-you-drive device in 2012.
Pravar Gautam, from Scope Technologies, said: "From an insurer's perspective it allows them to process a claim much more quickly. It relies on the same technology as smartphones, which can detect motion and location, and this means that we can pick up the area of impact quite easily."
It may be some time before drivers are able to benefit, though, with no insurers yet committed to adopting the technology.
At the moment telematics users sign a waiver form which allows their insurer to access data about their driving. With this next step in the technology they would have to agree to pass on data which could, in theory, expose their fault in the event of an accident.
This may be too much of a risk for even the most careful of drivers.
The technology could also expose a driver's fault in the event of an accident
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The length of run domestic box office gross difference of over $118,000 can probably be attributed to Starbucks marketing muscle (and length of run: 31 days longer and still going).
From Box Office Mojo:
Domestic Total as of Oct. 11, 2007: $825,407
Foreign Total as of Oct. 7, 2007:$371,842
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The polar bears of “Arctic Tale” have gotten a chilly reception in movie theaters despite Starbucks Corp.’s serving up promotional materials in thousands of stores.
The Paramount Classics documentary, co-financed by National Geographic Films, has failed to draw the crowds that flocked to other recent environmental movies such as Oscar winners “March of the Penguins” and “An Inconvenient Truth.”
Costing less than $5 million to produce, the film has grossed roughly $600,000 domestically since its release July 25.
Although the coffee giant has broadened its reach as a cultural tastemaker through music and book sales, “Arctic Tale” is another example of the green mermaid’s golden touch failing to transfer to movies. Starbucks’ first move into film promotion, Lions Gate’s “Akeelah and the Bee,” did not live up to expectations.
“I question the company’s ability to get people into theaters,” said Jim Romenesko, an online media watchdog who also runs the starbucksgossip.com blog. “When people go to Starbucks they can easily miss the movie marketing materials strewn among the clutter of items for sale.”
But Ken Lombard, president of Starbucks Entertainment, said he was proud of the “Arctic Tale” campaign, noting that it was aimed at spreading a social message rather than driving ticket sales.“Our measurement of success was not the box office,” Lombard said....MORE


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Elon Musk jolted the StartmeupHK Venture Forum in 2016, however fear not, the 2017 version is inescapably fit for conveying both bits of knowledge and rushes for its members. Brett King and Marco Tempest feature the gathering as the keynote moderators; then there is a can’t-miss board on startup valuations, highlighting Oddup organizer and CEO James Giancotti, Gen Life’s Chief Investment and Innovation Officer Steve Monaghan, and Spectrum 28 originator and accomplice Kent Ho.
Hong Kong new companies have not disregarded an innovative wave that can alter business here – blockchain. Basically, a blockchain is a decentralized, yet secure information structure that capacities as an advanced record of exchanges. Its potential is tremendous: it can chop down money-related exchange settlement time from days to hours, empower OEMs and their customers to at the same time upgrade a creation log, and IoT substances to team up consistently.
Mirroring its ascendency, the 2017 Venture Forum Fireside Chat will see Internet pioneer Pindar Wong (now VeriFi’s executive) direct a blockchain board with Ethereum prime supporter Joseph Lubin. Cooperating with 22-year-old wonder Vitalik Buterin, Lubin’s vision and vitality is making shockwaves in the computerized money domain – where Bitcoin remains lord, for the time being – and among the monetary foundation. In the consequence of the 2008 money related emergency, the Canadian business person and previous multifaceted investments supervisor comprehended there should have been a transformation.
The Hong Kong government is certain its home city has all the essential fixings to sparkle as Asia’s superior startup center point. Hong Kong is forming quickly into one of the world’s most alluring center points for new companies, for business people from each side of the world with imaginative and brassy thoughts, and for a universe of speculators hoping to tap the regularly extending China market. With their talent for making creative answers for the difficulties of the 21st century, Hong Kong’s developing army of business visionaries is a compel that will be figured with for a considerable length of time to come.
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In sweeping war on obesity, Chile slays Tony the Tiger
The Chilean government is using marketing restrictions, packaging regulations and labelling rules to tackle obesity. Three-quarters of adults in the country, and over half of 6-year-old children, are overweight or obese.
The laws were introduced two years ago and have seen cartoon characters removed from sugary food packaging, junk food sales banned from schools and an 18% soda tax introduced. Further developments this year will include a ban on marketing infant formula and a ban on junk food adverts between 6am and 10pm.
Some food companies have reacted with intellectual property lawsuits and television adverts decrying the regulations. However, 20% of all products sold in Chile have been reformulated to avoid having to use the black warning labels on their packaging.
Read the full story here. See also the Foodsource chapter What can be done to shift eating patterns in healthier, more sustainable directions?
Latin America and the Caribbean occupies the central and southern portion of the Americas. The region is home to the world’s largest river (the Amazon River), the largest rainforest (the Amazon Rainforest), and the longest mountain range (the Andes). Export-oriented agriculture constitutes an important part of the economy, especially in Brazil and Argentina. This large continent has a range of climates spanning the ice of Patagonia, the tropical forests of much of the continent, and more temperate regions in, for example, Mexico and Chile. Due to the greatly differing geography and economic development in the continent, all types of agriculture can be found in Latin America. Subsistence farming and cash cropping with coffee, cocoa and so on are common in many nations including most of central America, whereas large-scale beef production in the cerrado of Brazil provides an example of hyper-large farms run by large businesses.


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Cleaning products and accessories company Kärcher has agreed a deal to become an official supplier of next year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The German company’s equipment will be used in all stadiums and arenas during the Games. In total, more than 1,000 of its machines will be used. The deal will ensure that those employed to operate the equipment will receive the necessary training.
As part of the agreement, Kärcher will be granted use of the official Olympic brand on its products and will be given advertising exposure at Games events. It will also receive tickets to various Olympics-related events.
“This is a special moment for Kärcher,” Abílio Hervê Cepera, the company’s president in Brazil, said. “In addition to the commercial brand awareness and positioning as a company of complete solutions for cleaning, we also show how it can change the environment in which we live.”
Next summer’s Games take place from August 5-21. Kärcher has previously backed the London 2012 and Sochi 2014 Olympic Games.


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FUT 22 Black Friday Predictions2021-12-03 00:00
Remember that you can buy your FUT 22 Coins at the best price at this link so you can take advantage and get these unrepeatable offers as soon as the opportunity arises. Now take a look at what you can expect from the Black Friday sales on FUT 22.
FUT 22's current promotion, Adidas Numbersup, will come to an end on Wednesday 24 November, and with the famous Black Friday sales landing the following Friday, 26 November, a Black Friday promotion is expected to appear in Ultimate Team for the seventh year in a row.
Since FUT 15, the Black Friday promotion has seen a variety of promotional packs, instant SBCs, special player item Squad Creation Challenges and a special TOTW release, and in FUT 21, the developers launched a new Record Breaker promotion as part of the occasion.
It's still too early for the developers to confirm the details of the promotion (or whether it will be included in FUT this year to begin with), but based on the content of the promotion in previous editions of FUT, this is all we know so far about FUT 22's Black Friday promotion, and what we can expect.
Expected launch date for the FUT22 Black Friday sale
Given that the Black Friday sale starts on Friday 26 November, we expect the developers to launch the promotion on exactly the same date, which fits perfectly into the gap between the Numbersup promotion and a possible FUT Freeze promotion.
It is still unclear how long the promotion could last in Ultimate Team, as the duration of the promotion has been different in the last four games of the franchise.
Black Friday TOTW "best of" predictions.
As part of the promotion in FUT 20 and 21, a "best of" TOTW was released in packs, giving players the opportunity to receive some of the best TOTW items released so far in this FUT for a limited time. Unlike a normal TOTW release, the team could consist only of a starting XI instead of substitutes and reserves. The FUT 22 Black Friday promotion could include the re-release of some of the best TOTW items so far.
Below is our prediction of some players who could make it into the 'best of' TOTW, including articles from in-form players from TOTW 1 to TOTW 9.
Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) - 92nd
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) - 91
Heung-Min Son (Spurs) - 90
Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) - 90
Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid) - 90
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) - 90
Sadio Mane (Liverpool) - 90
Keylor Navas (Paris Saint-Germain) - 89
Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich) - 88
Joao Cancelo (Manchester City) - 87
Theo Hernandez (AC Milan) - 86
Potential FUT 22 Black Friday Promotion Content
It is unclear whether the programmers will launch another Record Breaker Promotion as part of the Black Friday Promotion on FUT 22, but there is some content that we expect to see at the end of November.
In previous editions of FUT, the Black Friday promotion has included SBCs, which are squad-building challenges with rewards in the form of packs that are available for a much shorter and more limited time than usual.
In addition to the promotional packs that are released in the FUT Store, there could also be a lightning round release. That is, packs available for a small period of time with a limited quantity for the entire FUT community. Once they run out, they will not be replenished.
Other SBCs in FUT 21 included flashback player items and player moment items, while seasonal objectives were also released with limited time to complete them.


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ARRB has set up a video-on-demand learning opportunity for those in the pavement industry, offering a chance to upskill and earn Continuous Professional Development (CPD) points remotely.
Several sessions of ARRB’s recent Smart Pavements Now masterclass event were recorded, and are now available for purchase by those who were unable to attend.
It’s an initiative which will open up the learnings on everything from recycled material use in road construction to skid resistance management to a wider audience within the roads and transport industry.
Sessions available for purchase include masterclasses and workshops on:
Skid resistance management
Guide to Asset Management
It’s as simple as creating an account, choosing what you want to watch, then buying and watching the sessions of your choice.
There are also three FREE plenary sessions from Smart Pavements Now available to those who sign up and create an account.


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Latest Three News – Nov, 2015.
Three Customers Get Six Months Free Deezer
Being a Three customer certainly comes with its perks. The company have a huge range of the latest smartphones, extremely competitive pricing structures, a rock solid 4G network and a great customer service. Now though, the company have sweetened the pot even further by announcing they’ve struck a deal with Deezer to bring six months free service to each and every Three customer.
Deezer, for those who don’t already know, is a music streaming service like the ones Spotify, Apple and Google operate, but also includes podcasts and radio channels, so there’s always something for you to enjoy. Six months would usually cost you just shy of £60, so it really is a deal worth taking up. Indeed, the service will also be offering exclusive content and event access to Three customers.
To sign up, customers must create a new Deezer account through their website and then add Deezer to your Three mobile bill. Once you’ve entered your Three number, you’ll get a code sent through SMS which you’ll then need to enter on the website in order to claim your free six months.
Source: Mobile Choice UK
EU To Probe Potential Three-O2 Merger
Just as the merger between T-Mobile and Orange (in order to become EE) saw strong scrutiny from Brussels, so will the proposed £10.25 billion merger between Three and O2. Competition officials are concerned the deal will lead to higher prices for consumers, less competition and lower investment in networks. European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition regulation, said: “With this investigation we want to ensure that consumers in the UK do not pay higher prices or face less choice as a result of this proposed takeover.”
The move comes at a time when the UK mobile market is undergoing significant upheaval, with EE being purchased by BT and a deal from Vodafone to purchase Virgin Media narrowly falling through. As such, regulators have a right to be nervous about this deal, as it could leave the UK with a very small amount of competition but a high number of MVNOs.
Source: The Telegraph
Three Advert Could be Banned
The world of advertising is not only tightly regulated, but tightly contested. Things get even more heated when it’s between two bitter rivals, like Three and EE. The latter company recently launched a glossy new advertising campaign featuring a purple Muppet-style creature and the tagline ‘The undisputed UK’s most reliable network. Again’. It’s a strong campaign, and through its appearance in print, TV and on radio, has driven new customers to the 0844 381 5179 telephone number for Three.
Understandably, EE aren’t best pleased about the situation, and are making moves to have the Advertising Standards Authority investigate the advert over the claim. A spokesperson for EE said “We’d agree that reliability is critical to mobile customers. Purple puppets aside, it’s well known that to claim undisputed you need to win and unify the awards across all the awarding bodies. EE has recently won reliability awards, but that doesn’t make us ‘undisputed’. We’ve simply asked 3UK to reflect this.”
For its part, Three are standing by its claim, saying “According to YouGov, 3 UK has been rated the most reliable network by consumers on five consecutive occasions,” he said. “Customers rated 3 UK highest on all topics relating to reliability, such as reliability for calls and texts, reliability during the day and reliability during the evening. 3 UK also came out top for ‘overall reliability’’. We are very proud of this accolade, which is why we have chosen to celebrate it in our current [advertising] activity.”
Source: The Guardian


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Service after the sale is more than a slogan at Bargain Warehouse in Houston.
Robert, Linda and Benny Goza are quick to point out you can buy appliances and electronics just about anywhere, but getting someone to fix one when it breaks is almost impossible.
“We’ve always said we sell the best and service the rest,” said Linda Goza. “Now days, getting someone to stand behind their product is not that easy.”
Bargain Warehouse actually services what it sells and is glad to take a look at your stove, refrigerator, washer or dryer. They only service those electronic devices that they sell.
Charles Jennings is Bargain Warehouse’s Service Technician. The business also is a longtime community supporter and currently employs Houston School System co-op student Jacob Bridgman to learn a little about retail business and help with the heavy-lifting.
Robert and Linda Goza bought Lewis Furniture and Appliance in 1952.
“My parents taught me service before the sale makes the sale,” said Benny Goza. “They taught me that service after the sale is what keeps them coming back.”
Goza said Bargain Warehouse has lots of third- and fourth-generation customers.
“We’ve got great-grandchildren who come in and say they can remember us delivering a washer or dryer to their grandparents home,” said Goza. “We work hard to keep those customers. And it all goes back to service.”
Bargain Warehouse starts with name-brand, quality products such as Crossley, Frigidaire appliances, LG electronics and Serta mattresses.
Bargain Warehouse has been a certified Frigidaire dealer for more than 60 years.
“This part of the state takes a lot of pride in manufacturing furniture and we have always tried to sell those items,” said Goza. “We offer solid-wood living room furniture and bedroom suits in lots of colors and styles.
“I think people might be surprised as the variety of furniture, appliances and electronics we have on the showroom floor,” he added. “We just urge people to shop here first.”
Local Focus is a regular business feature of the Chickasaw Journal. Locally owned businesses wanting to be included in Local Focus should call the Chickasaw Journal at 456-3771.


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It’s been almost a year since Apple’s release of it’s Swift language, and since then it’s been utilized by companies like LinkedIn and universities like Stanford and SMU-essentially taking the lead as a favorite among software development languages, surpassing popularity of Scala, Clojure, C#, and Python among developers. Apple’s goal was to ultimately provide a more efficient tool when creating applications and believed that less time should be spent on cumbersome implementation details.
Swift has boosted productivity by simplifying the most mundane of tasks and is really, er, swift compared to its predecessor, Objective-C. Since Swift’s update, its compiler works better with Apple’s existing SDKs, boasts error handling functionality, syntax improvements, whole module optimization, and Apple has announced that it will be open source and offer ports for OSX, iOS, and Linux. Mac OSX was the operating system of choice for 22% of respondents of the 2015 Stackoverflow Developer Survey, taking the middle spot between Microsoft’s Windows 7, favored by 39%, and Linux’s 21%.
Development in Swift ensures that the application-centric infrastructure in iOS can be easily maintained while preserving scalability, secure data handling and access to business information through applications optimized for the enterprise and their corporate policies. The new features and syntax are well-received and bring a lot to the development table through support for their iOS, OSX, and watchOS. Stephen O’Grady, co-founder of Red Monk, points out that Swift “gives Apple the framework for developers it hasn’t had before. Historically the developer experience has been very locked down,” adding that the open-source licensing proves a strong indication of how Apple wants to include and “interact with developers.”


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Another 10,000 tons of paint production capacity project will start in July2017.10.24 14:44
It is understood that the hammer to pull Germany paint company yearly produces 10000 tons of car coating projects through sufficient investigation, positive preparation, the project has had the requirement of construction, project construction began in July 2017, and is expected to be completed in June 2018. The project is in jilin economic and technological development zone in jilin city, and the production scale of the project is 4000 tons/year of water-based paints and 3000 tons/year of water-based color paints and 3000 tons/year of varnish.
It is reported that the project is expected to be worth 150 million yuan and 60 million yuan in profit. This is the first automotive paint r&d center and production base project of the German investment in China. It also means that the German government has officially joined the Chinese market.
Hemmelrath LACKFABRIK of Germany, mainly engaged in the development, production and service of water-based automobile coatings, as the market leader in the global automotive industry. Hemmelrath has been used in more than 40 auto factories and over 7 million vehicles worldwide. The company in the United States, Russia, Germany, Spain, Brazil, South Africa, 7 countries set up companies in China, the current capacity of 25000 tons, mainly for the BMW, Volkswagen, audi, Volvo, porsche and other high-end models. The sales of the year 2014 was 2 billion yuan .


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What is the 2017 Honda Civic Si horsepower
Introducing the new 2017 Honda Civic Si! The sporty new model is expected to debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show, November 14-17. It’s during the show that we anticipate Honda will announce a rough estimate of when drivers can expect the see the new model in stores and will show off the Si’s new look and capabilities. In fact, the 2017 Honda Civic Si’s powerful new engine is likely to be a highlight of the discussions.
Will the 2017 Honda Civic Si have a turbo engine?
There is nothing quite like the power and precision of a turbocharged engine. Not only will the 2017 Honda Civic Type R be receiving one, but so will the 2017 Honda Civic Si model. In fact, it’s anticipated that both models will come equipped with a 2.0-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder engine. With that said, expect the 2017 Honda Civic Si model’s to be tuned down a bit from the Type R’s raging 300 horses to more like 200-230 horses.
2017 Honda Civic Si sedan release date
Previously, Honda has sold a coupe and sedan version of the Honda Civic Si and we expect this year will be no different. Spy shots of the 2017 Honda Civic Si have only captured glimpses at the coupe model, so it’s unclear what the sedan model will look like. We can only assume that it will be shaped after the 2017 Honda Civic sedan and coupe. What is also unclear is if the 2017 Honda Civic Si coupe and sedan will be sold at the same time or if Honda will debut one first and then release the other in a few months, similar to what the brand did with the 2017 Honda Civic lineup. Only time will tell!


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Have stayed clear of politics here, but this is the kind of thing that can result. There may be some shifting of manufacturing, and how money is allowed to move around the world. So far, I find that that political change will likely have a positive effect on Microvision's Investors. (I admit that I could be wrong about that) Not sure what the effect will be on Apple, but a decision to move manufacturing back across an ocean doesn't happen without a reason.
Nikkei Asian Review -- More at the source
Key Apple assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known as Foxconn Technology Group, has been studying the possibility of moving iPhone production to the U.S., sources told the Nikkei Asian Review.
"Apple asked both Foxconn and Pegatron, the two iPhone assemblers, in June to look into making iPhones in the U.S.," a source said. "Foxconn complied, while Pegatron declined to formulate such a plan due to cost concerns."
Foxconn, based in the gritty, industrial Tucheng district in suburban Taipei, and its smaller Taiwanese rival churn out more than 200 million iPhones annually from their massive Chinese campuses.
Another source said that while Foxconn had been working on the request from Apple Inc., its biggest customer that accounts for more than 50% of its sales, Chairman Terry Gou had been less enthusiastic due to an inevitable rise in production costs.


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Recent research has suggested that the sales of smartphones throughout the world have continued in their remarkable growth, with an increase of 49 percent during the first quarter of this year.
Gartner, a leading IT research and advisory firm have published results indicating that 54 million smartphones have been sold in 2010 so far, with all mobile phone sales rising by 17 percent.
The Android operating system from Google which is installed in a number of smartphones is outperforming Microsoft, and this is the first time it has taken fourth spot. Its sales performance in North America was particularly impressive, with a 707 percent increase in the sales of Android-based mobile phones.
Put into perspective, this boom in smartphone sales for the first quarter of 2010 was the strongest set of quarterly results since 2006.
In addition to the good news for Google, Apple’s iPhone has also had its best results yet, after its year on year sales more than doubled. And Research In Motion, with its BlackBerry device, moved up in the manufacturer rankings into fourth place following an increase in sales of 46 percent.
Carolina Milanesi, research vice-president of Gartner said:
“Growth came partly from new communication service providers in established markets, such as the UK, and stronger sales in new markets such as China and South Korea.”


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Inside This Issue - News
Brown to head Kroger division
April 2nd, 2012
CINCINNATI – Kroger Co. has made two recent executive appointments.
Most recently, Tim Brown, a 34-year company veteran, was named president of Kroger’s Delta division, based in Memphis and encompassing stores in western Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri.
Since 2011 Brown had worked as vice president of operations in the Mid-Atlantic division, which is based in Roanoke, Va. Before that he had served as the division’s vice president of merchandising since 2009.
"Tim brings extensive industry experience, passion for our customers and associates, and a track record of strong business results to this position," comments Rodney McMullen, who serves as Kroger’s president and chief operating officer. "Tim is an exceptional leader, and we are pleased he has agreed to lead our Delta division."
Brown began his Kroger career as a bagger at the age of 17 and joined the grocer’s management training program in 1981.
He has served in leadership positions in merchandising and operations in seven of Kroger’s retail divisions and at the headquarters in Cincinnati.
In other moves, Kroger has appointed Suzanne Lindsay as director of sustainability. She previously created and led sustainability initiatives at PetSmart Inc.
Holder of a degree in civil engineering from Lawrence Technological University in Michigan, Lindsay will direct Kroger’s Sustainability Leadership Team.


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Christmas shoppers cause traffic chaos in village
CHRISTMAS shoppers descending on a busy shopping centre are causing traffic chaos at peak times. Residents are finding it impossible to get in or out of London Colney as a result of the amount of traffic heading to and from the Colney Fields shopping cent
CHRISTMAS shoppers descending on a busy shopping centre are causing traffic chaos at peak times.
Residents are finding it impossible to get in or out of London Colney as a result of the amount of traffic heading to and from the Colney Fields shopping centre.
The nearby roundabouts leading onto main roads are so clogged with bumper-to-bumper traffic that residents claim no-one can get in or out of the Barnet Road site.
Malcolm Macmillan, chairman of London Colney Parish Council, said he was going to approach Herts County Council's highways authority about the problem.
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He said: "I want them to get the site to provide people to manage traffic moving in and out of the site so that it can be staggered. The main problem of gridlocking occurs when too many cars join the queues onto the roundabouts causing a complete standstill. If cars were filtered out slowly it would lessen the pressure."
Sainsbury's, which owns most of the Colney Fields car park, applied for permission to install temporary car parking but it was refused last week on the grounds that there was no way of judging its effect on traffic and road safety.
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- 5 Record-breaking run for St Albans' Lizzie Bird in Olympic final
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- 10 St Albans violent crime: 'Imagine having a criminal record before having a chance to get a job'
Cllr Macmillan said: "The problem is the existing volume of traffic and issues of road safety. There were also concerns that it could set a precedent making it difficult for the authority to resist a more permanent structure."
A spokesperson for Sainsbury's said six car-park marshalls were due to start work at the store at the weekend to help keep the traffic moving in and out of the car park.
They would be employed seven days a week from 10am to 8pm up to and including Christmas.
He understood additional staff were taken on for the same purpose this time last year.


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The Super Bowl wasn't just a major sporting event for gridiron fans of all ages; it was also an opportunity for mobile marketers to use a number of methods to reach out to consumers. I knew that a large number sports fans were expected to be using their mobile devices during the game, which meant that I wasn't surprised to find that Chevy decided to run a special Super Bowl promotion through iPhone and android apps. Participants would answer trivia questions for a chance to win one of 20 vehicles. Other companies, including Pepsi, Coke, and Subway, use similar strategies for advertising campaigns.
Go Daddy used a QR code during its Super Bowl commercial. I can understand how the strategy would appeal to TV viewers who are able to stop the program and go back to it later on. They would have the opportunity to scan the QR code after watching the commercial, which means that the company has more than one opportunity to reach out to potential buyers.
I found the results of a survey conducted by Mobile Consumption to be quite interesting as well. Approximately 40 percent of responders said that they used mobile devices in response to ads on television. Almost half of respondents stated that they were planning to spend at least 30 minutes using mobile devices while the game was on.
Now that mobile marketing has successfully been used during a Super Bowl game, this trend will likely continue in future years.


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Ever since the Q10 started selling across a few markets, we’ve seen strong positive reports about the launch. We’ve heard that BlackBerry is manufacturing 3 Q10s for every Z10 right now, and this metric was also reported by Bluefin in their report from last week.
Not too long ago I wrote a quick editorial about the comment Thorsten Heins made to Bloomberg regarding his expectation to sell tens of millions of Q10s. I think it’s good for the stock price in the near term, meaning over the next couple of quarters. But a few people have emailed me privately asking if this means BlackBerry is back - as in really back and back to stay.
Good question. I prefer these types of discussions because a quarter or two on the stock market is for those who speculate, not for those who invest. I hate speculating on the short term, but in the case of the Q10, it seemed too important to ignore.
Longer term though? I think if the Q10 gets Bold and Curve users to upgrade and stick with the BlackBerry family, then the product becomes an uber-important catalyst to the sustainability of this company. Let’s face it - if the Q10 was to be a flop, and the vast majority of the 70+ million physical QWERTY BlackBerry users were to not adopt it (and not adopt the Z10), it would mean the death of this company. By definition, it would mean all of those subscribers are leaving the platform.
The company’s single most important job right now is to drive an upgrade cycle among existing users
Yes, BlackBerry needs to attract new users. But the company’s single most important job right now is to drive an upgrade cycle among existing users. If they can successfully do this they stem any potential subscriber bleeding for another couple of years. This buys them time to continue to develop the platform by adding important third party apps, adding features, building out momentum on their future vision of mobile computing, signing deals for things like NFC payments, and the list goes on. With the executive team on hand in Orlando this week for the BlackBerry Live conference, hopefully we'll gain some insight into their progress and what's coming down the pipe next.
I hope that answers the question adequately. Yes, I think the Q10 is super important in the near term, and will be a big boost to financial results. But I also see it as a catalyst to stabilizing the company, giving them a real shot at returning to growth. Nothing is in the bag yet. There’s lots of risk. But the Q10 seems like the steroid shot in the arm they needed to stay in the race.


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Apple isn’t the only company with a new phone. BlackBerry released its new Passport phone this month as well. Competing directly with Apple and Samsung, the new phone has a square screen and a physical keyboard that doubles as a touch-sensitive swipe pad. But while Apple and Samsung phones are geared towards the personal market and video content, the new Passport phone is focused on work productivity.
BlackBerry’s target users appear to be the “power professionals” – people who are well-educated, well-paid, and employed in industries such as health care and finance which require more secure communications. The new phone is also being offered at a price lower than iPhone 6; Passport retails for $599 without a mobile plan compared to $649 for iPhone 6.
The question is whether BlackBerry can gain market share against its entrenched rivals.
Group Activities and Discussion Questions:
Discuss the importance of clearly defining a target market.
The wait is finally over! Apple has finally announced its highly anticipated smartwatch, joining current smartwatch vendors such as Pebble, Samsung, and Sony. The new product, named Apple Watch, includes health and fitness monitoring tools, along with many standard iPhone apps such as calendar, navigation, texting, and music. And don’t forget Siri – also available on the watch and eager to help you find movies, food, and answer questions. The smartwatch is, in essence, a mini computer that is strapped on a wrist and links to the wearer’s iPhone.
Apple Watch will be available in early 2015 and requires that the wearer use one of the recent iPhone models. The product will have a strong focus on health, including tracking statistics for exercise, movement, and heart rate. The watch is also stylish with six different types of straps including stainless steel and leather.
Pricing for Apple Watch will start at $350 and vary depending on the model. Overall though, sales of smartwatches have been lower than originally expected; 19 million smartwatches, low compared to 1.2 billion smartphones sales. Will this product increase the desire for smartwatches?
As consumers, we are exposed to literally hundreds of different messages and advertisements every single day. Many of these are forced upon us – we have no choice but to wade through the ad or video in order to get to our intended goal. But every now and then an advertisement grabs our attention to such an extent that we actually choose to watch it. We might even like it so much that watch it multiple times, or share it with friends, or post it on our own social media sites.
Google Insights has gathered the top 20 ads from 2012 that are the ones that fans themselves have chosen. The 2012 YouTube Ads Leaderboard lists the U.S. ads that have the most views. The list of companies in the top include: Old Spice, Nike, Pepsi, Volkswagen, Samsung, Audi, Chrysler, and others.
View the ads – how many can you recall seeing, and perhaps forwarded to your friends and neighbors?
(PS – My personal count is 13 ads, each viewed multiple times or shown to friends!)


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Chrysler has recalled 1.2 million Dodge Ram trucks due to a fault with the steering system tie rods. About 968,000 of the trucks affected by the recall are in the U.S., with another 157,000 in Canada, 37,100 in Mexico and 18,000 in other countries. Despite the massive recall, the car manufacturer believes roughly 453,000 of the vehicles will need repair.
Chrysler says it is aware of six accidents and two injuries involving the 2008 to 2012 Ram 2500 and 3500 trucks and another crash with no injuries from the other recalled models. The recall includes 294,000 Ram 2500 and 3500 trucks from the 2008 through 2012 model years, 2008 Ram 1500 four-by-four mega cabs and 43,000 Ram 4500 and 5500 four-by-four chassis cabs from 2008 through 2012.
The company will be contacting customers by mail in December with details on making service appointments and says the repairs will not cost the customer anything. Customers with 4500 and 5500 truck models have been instructed to bring their trucks to a dealership for “interim service,” as the company does not expect replacement parts to be available until late 2014.
The tie rods are an integral part of the steering mechanism. They are attached to both ends of the steering rack and push and pull the front tires as the wheel is turned. If they are faulty, it could lead to a fatal accident. They require servicing every so often as they will wear down after time.


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gained 7.7% Tuesday after the Boston-based lighting-systems maker announced an agreement under which Osram Sylvania will license Color Kinetics' patents.
Under the license, Osram Sylvania, a Massachusetts-based unit of
, will create a multicolor light-emitting-diode (LED) system for Gotham. Gotham Architectural Downlighting will market the product, and the global license will apply to sales of the product in all markets covered by Color Kinetics' patent portfolio. Shares were trading up $1.32, or 7.7%, to $18.56.
advanced Tuesday after the Taiwan-based gambling software company said it did not expect any adverse financial impact from the recent passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, which bars financial-transaction processing connected with the U.S. online-gambling market. The company said it's a pure play international business with no U.S. source revenue. Shares were climbing 44 cents, or 4.5%, to $10.28.
lost ground after the Roswell, Ga.-based software company said it acquired two companies -- Demos Solutions Consulting Group and Exametric -- for $29 million in cash plus a potential earn-out of up to $18 million. The company expects the acquisitions to add $13 million to $15 million to its revenue in 2007. Also, the company provided a preliminary estimate of third-quarter 2006 revenue in the range of $50 million to $51 million, excluding hardware revenue of roughly $1 million. Witness Systems said it does not expect to announce further financial results until a review of its stock-option practices and grants is completed. Shares were slipping $1.18, or 6.9%, to $15.87.
fell after the New York-based Internet infrastructure and network services company said it had agreed to sell all of its interests in its U.S. hosting business to Quality Technology Services, a privately held hosting and managed-services company, for $20 million in cash. The company said the deal is expected to close in about a month. Globix said it will use the net proceeds of the transaction to pay down indebtedness and for other corporate purposes. Shares were trading down 44 cents, or 9.5%, to $4.17.
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Lipitor Lawsuits Claim Drug Can Cause Type 2 Diabetes
Pfizer is currently facing lawsuits that claim its cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor can cause Type 2 diabetes. In light of these allegations, ClassAction.org is offering free online case reviews to patients who used Lipitor.
In May 2013, the British Medical Journal published a study that found Lipitor, above any other statin, put patients at the highest risk for developing Type 2 diabetes. Particularly, the study found that there was a 22 percent increased rate of the disease in women using Lipitor when compared to women who were treated with a different statin. In addition, two studies from 2012 had similar findings. A study published in the Lancet medical journal found that patients using statins, such as Lipitor, were nine percent more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than those who did not use a statin. Another study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, found that post-menopausal women were more likely to develop new-onset diabetes after using statins to treat their high cholesterol.
Following the studies from 2012, the FDA announced that it would be updating the labels for all statins, including Lipitor, to include the risk of increased blood sugar levels. The agency noted that it “continues to believe that the cardiovascular benefits of statins outweigh these small increased risks”; however, lawsuits against Pfizer allege that these risks are “unreasonably dangerous” because high blood pressure and diabetes can put patients at risk for additional problems, including heart disease, blindness, neuropathy and kidney disease. As there is no known cure for Type 2 diabetes, patients with the disease require life-long monitoring.
Whether you have suffered from Type 2 diabetes after using Lipitor, or you are acting on behalf of a loved one, the attorneys working with ClassAction.org may be able to help. If you have questions about your legal rights, or would like to see if you may be able to file a lawsuit for compensation, visit http://www.classaction.org/lipitor-lawsuits today.
Class Action.org is dedicated to protecting consumers and investors in class actions and complex litigation throughout the United States. Class Action.org keeps consumers informed about product alerts, recalls, and emerging litigation and helps them take action against the manufacturers of defective products, drugs, and medical devices. Information about consumer fraud issues and environmental hazards is also available on the site. Visit ClassAction.org today for a no cost, no obligation case evaluation and information about your consumer rights.
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If you receive an email like the one below from GoDaddy saying that they are suspending your email address and that you need to verify your account, don’t click on it!
Countless Amazon customers woke up this morning to an email from Amazon telling them that “our website inadvertently disclosed your name and email address due to a technical error.” And, in fact, that’s just about all the email said, other than “the issue has been fixed” and that there is no need for the customer to take any action.
Chances are very good that, in 2017, you have encountered a merchant that uses the Square payment system (often presented on an iPad that swivels around so that you can sign the check, include a tip, etc.). Square is very popular in coffee shops and fast food places. And, if you have ever paid through the Square system, you may be wondering how to change or remove your email address from the Square system.
Now that the Impact Team hackers put the data of all 37 million Ashley Madison users online, you may be wondering how to check to see whether your email address is exposed in that data dump.
As we told our readers last month, the ‘have an affair and cheat on your spouse’ website Ashley Madison was hacked, and information on their “37,765,000 anonymous users” was grabbed by the hackers, who call themselves The Impact Team. Now the Impact Team has dumped and revealed all of the data online, and many people are worrying “Is my email address in the Ashley Madison data?”
If you are on LinkedIn and want people to be able to send invitations to connect with you without them having to know your email address, you may be frustrated at trying to figure out how to remove that restriction. Here are step-by-step instructions, with pictures.
In an irony that was almost assuredly lost on them, AT and T today apologized by mass email to all of their iPad 3G customers for the security leak (i.e. the hackers which had hacked into the system) which exposed their iPad 3G customers’ email addresses, exposing them to the risk of being spammed. Here is the email which AT and T just sent out – note the fact that they sent it from a non-repliable email address, which is considered a no-no in email sending best practices.


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The new technology has been touted as a cheap, environmentally friendly way to purify water for a growing number of water users around the world.
Key points:The product is called the Pure Power Laser and is manufactured by Pure Power Water purifier company, which is owned by The Coca-Cola Company.
It’s available for $19.99US, or $24.99AU.
It works by scanning a microchip, and scanning the water’s DNA before using it to create a water purification solution.
It is meant to be used in places where people need to drink a lot of water, including in areas with contaminated water sources or where people are exposed to chemicals such as chlorine.
In fact, it’s been suggested that this water purifying device could help to combat the spread of diseases including malaria, dengue, diarrhoea, typhoid and waterborne viruses.
It can also be used to treat a wide range of other water and environmental conditions, including acid rain, chlorinated drinking water, chlorination and lead.
Its main competitors include the company’s own purifier and its own water purifiers.
However, Pure Power is a little bit different.
The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Coca-Colas, which has a long history of manufacturing water purifyrs, including the Pure Water purifiers, Pure Water water purifications and Pure Power water purifers.
The Pure Power laser is the first in a line of products that Pure Power has developed to make drinking water purifieser water purifiiester, the company said.
It says the PurePower laser can purify up to 90% of the water in a drink, depending on the water type, the amount of water and how much of it you have in the bottle.
However it also claims that it can be used as a filter for drinking water.
The technology is said to produce a purified water with the same level of dissolved oxygen, which can then be purified by purifying it using purified water in an ordinary tap or other tap water source.
Pure Power is not the first to purifies water.
Earlier this year, the US Navy announced a $100 million deal to buy a $1.5 million purifier called the M-10 that is designed to purifys water to produce purified water for use in naval vessels.
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Google’s ‘Star Droid’ to help mobile phone users study night skiesMay 11th, 2009 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 11 (ANI): Google is preparing to launch a mobile phone application called Star Droid that can help amateur astronomers identify stars and planets.
According to a report in the Telegraph, the search engine software will use GPS technology to compare the position of the phone user with existing maps of space, attaching name tags to the stars and planets that can be seen through the phone’s viewfinder.
The California-based Internet company already offers a Google Sky facility that gives online browsers a map of space similar to its Google Earth and Google Street View services.
The application could reignite interest in planets and constellations that has been dampened by light pollution from street lamps that make the night sky hard to observe.
Google, which charges advertisers in its UK sites through a subsidiary based in Ireland saving it 100 million pounds a year in corporation tax, has not confirmed a launch date for ‘Star Droid’.
“There are lots of great applications being produced all the time so you will just have to watch this space,” a spokeswoman said.
According to Carolin Crawford, of Cambridge University’s institute of astronomy, “This innovation sounds like it could be really useful to help people learn what they are looking at. It will be interesting to see how much the camera on the phones will be able to pick up.” (ANI)
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In these trying economic times, our Oak Parkforeclosure defense attorneys know that many Chicagoland consumers may have reached out to various debt and mortgage relief companies to help assist them with their financial struggles. Illinois homeowners should be able to rest assured that the companies that purport to help struggling Americans during times of great need are treating consumers honestly. However, that is not always the case.
Unfortunately, the Emerson Law Firm has learned about another incident of scamming in connection to Chicago mortgageforeclosure. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed lawsuits on Tuesday against several Chicago-area companies allegedly involved in fraudulent mortgage rescue and debt settlement schemes that cheated consumers out of thousands of dollars. The suit alleges that the companies illegally charged their customers when they failed to provide little, if any, help to avoid foreclosure.
According to a press release issued by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, the suits were filed in Cook County against defendants Debt Care Financial Group Inc., in Chicago, and its president Malgorzata Baran, and Starlex Financial Consulting LLC and Flagship Mortgage Corporation, in Deerfield, and employees Jeffrey M. Entratter and Neil Borland. The state also filed suit against E.A.C. Financial LLC, based in Chicago, and its owners Everett D. Pope and Colbi Andry.
Instead of helping their customers manage their finances, the companies allegedly took large upfront fees, but did little to provide the promised services. The companies offered a variety of financial services, such as helping consumers to obtain loan modifications on their mortgages or to reduce their growing debt by negotiating with creditors. Attorney General Madigan stated that the companies were “nothing more than scam operations.” In fact, the companies potentially made foreclosure more likely for many of their customers and put Chicago residents into deeper debt.
In the lawsuit against Malgorzata Baran and Debt Care Financial Group, the Attorney General Office claims that the defendants advertised debt settlement and loan modification services, promising to reduce debt by 50 to 70 percent. The company charged customers at least $66,000 for work that was never performed and repeatedly ignored requests for refunds. In some cases, Baran also harassed or intimidated these consumers.
The lawsuit against E.A.C. Financial LLC alleges that consumers were charged large fees up front to obtain assistance in modifying a loan or settling their debt. Consumers were told to stop making payments to their creditors while the alleged services were being provided, which left some consumers facing higher payments in the end since the company ultimately provided little assistance.
The Attorney General’s Office is asking the courts to shut down the fraudulent businesses and to obtain restitution for consumers.
Our Chicago mortgage foreclosure lawyers have worked with many families to help them avoid foreclosure and manage their debt. We find the actions of these scheming companies to be reprehensible. It is bad enough that banks and other lenders deceived consumers, the courts, and regulators with robo-signing and other fraudulent mortgage foreclosure tactics, but it is particularly concerning when those who claim to work on behalf of consumers actually act to swindle them.
Sadly, many Chicago homeowners fail to seek help—often because they feel overwhelmed, worry that their situation is hopeless, or fear being judged—but obtaining assistance from a legal professional can help ease consumers’ worries and get them back onto the right track toward financial stability. Please consider stopping by our office or visiting us online for a legal consultation from a qualified professional at the Emerson Law Firm.
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China Growth – Will 2018 be the year Shenzhen and Guangzhou finally overtake Hong Kong?
The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen has marked an economic milestone, surpassing the 2 trillion yuan GDP mark with 8.8 per cent growth in 2017 to cement its role as an engine of the Pearl River Delta.
The city, which is roughly the same economic size as Singapore and Hong Kong, recorded nominal output of 2.2 trillion yuan (US$338 billion) in 2017 thanks to its booming hi-tech sector, state-run Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported on Monday.
Over 40 per cent of the output came from “innovative” businesses such as internet, biotech and telecom, the report said.
Hong Kong’s gross domestic product was US$320 billion in 2016 and was estimated to rise 3.7 per cent last year, while Singapore’s economy was valued at US$297 billion in 2016 and may have grown 2.5 per cent last year.
Starting as a small fishing village in 1980, Shenzhen has grown from a sweatshop into a hi-tech hub home to 12 million people and a group of leading Chinese tech firms, including internet giant Tencent, telco Huawei and drone maker DJI.
It also had more than 3 million registered businesses at the end of 2017, or one registered enterprise for every four people.
In nominal terms, Shenzhen has doubled its economic output in just six years – the city’s nominal GDP was 1.1 trillion yuan in 2011.
According to Shenzhen Special Zone Daily, 4.13 per cent of Shenzhen’s GDP went into research and development in 2017 – the highest for any Chinese city – and that level was expected to rise to 4.25 per cent by 2020.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said in October that Hong Kong would double its R&D expenditure to 1.5 per cent of its GDP in the next five years to encourage innovation.
Shenzhen people’s congress delegate Yang Qin said Shenzhen’s example was putting pressure on other cities in the region to go hi-tech.
Yang said technology, instead of labour-intensive production or fixed-asset investment, was seen “among local authorities as the best new engine to boost local economic growth”.
Together Shenzhen, the provincial capital of Guangzhou and Hong Kong, have a combined economic size of about US$1 trillion, forming the backbone of an envisioned “Greater Bay Area” meant to lead the national economy to the next stage of development.


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A business manager has been left replacing more than $2,000 worth of stolen car batteries after his shop was hit by thieves Monday night.
Billy Brown, manager of Performance Off Road, said employees noticed something was wrong when they came to work Tuesday and noticed the hoods on 18 vehicles propped open.
"All the hoods were open on every vehicle like it was a car show," Brown said.
That's when employees noticed the batteries had been taken.
Fayetteville police said they responded to the four-wheel-drive, full-service shop for trucks and sport utility vehicles at 594 S. Reilly Road around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Lt. Todd Joyce, a police spokesman, said the case is under investigation.
Brown said the vehicles were a combination of personal vehicles, including his own car, and vehicles that belonged to customers. The vehicles were behind the shop in an unsecured area, he said.
He said the business has been victimized before, when the security camera system was disabled by vandals cutting the wires. He called Tuesday's theft the worst hit yet.
Brown estimated the thieves spent at least two hours removing the 18 batteries.
While the theft is bad enough, Brown said he is more frustrated by the damage and the cost he faces to replace the batteries.
He said the batteries will cost $100 to $130 each, but thieves will not make nearly that much if they try to sell the batteries.
Brown said the batteries are worth between $4 and $10 each if they are sold to a junk dealer. That means the thieves could potentially make up to $180 for their efforts, he said.
"It's just so ridiculous," he said. "I'm flabbergasted."
Brown said he will do what he can to better protect the shop, but he thinks nothing will deter criminals better than an increased police presence.
"I can't sit here all night and work all day," he said.
Staff writer Caitlin Dineen can be reached at Dineenc@fayobserver.com or 486-3509.


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Amazon.Com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) are in trouble after the UK regulator announced its plan to open a formal probe against them. The regulator links the two to some fake reviews. It is a matter of great concern for the two because investors and product consumers will be making a close follow-up to determine whether or not they entertained fake reviews on their sites.
The regulators attempt to restore sanity
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says that efforts are still ongoing to gather sufficient information to prove whether or not the parties mentioned above were in “contravention” to the law. It will soon get to the bottom of the matter and publicize the two companies failing to take robust measures to combat the fake reviews on their platforms. The law requires that the companies make conscious attempts geared towards consumer protection.
Efforts have been ongoing
Shoppers have, over the past, fallen victim to fake reviews, ending up purchasing substandard products. The body takes it upon itself to guard shoppers against such injustice, and it is the reason it is focusing on the two business behemoths.
The body exacts the move following an initial CMA investigation undertaken back in 2020. The move was aimed at probing several platforms and their internal system processes. The target was to identify how the different companies/businesses moved about handling the fake reviews.
The Chief executive of CMA, Andrea Coscelli, opines, “Our worry is that millions of online shoppers could be misled by reading fake reviews and then spending their money based on those recommendations. Equally, it’s simply not fair if some businesses can fake 5-star reviews to give their products or services the most prominence, while law-abiding businesses lose out.”
Analysts are still grappling to understand how Amazon systems could not prevent or stop a select section of sellers from manipulating listings and Products.


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November 21, 2019, Allan Zhang, the founder of the global storage public chain DxChain, will bring us a sharing at Stanford Campus, introducing his entrepreneurial stories, the opportunity to enter the blockchain industry, and the vision of blockchain and big data.
6:30 -- 7:00 Sign-in & Dinner
7:00 -- 7:30 Allan Zhang’s Sharing
7:30 -- 8:00 Q&A
Allan Zhang, was the founding engineer of Palo Alto Networks and the founder of AI mobile security company Trustlook, provides mobile security protection for mobile phone manufacturers such as OPPO. Qualcomm, the world's largest semiconductor company, is a partner of Trustlook. With eight years of cryptocurrency research experience and five years of blockchain investment experience, Allan is an energetic continuous entrepreneur.
DxChain is the world's first decentralized big data and machine learning network powered by a computing-centric blockchain.
DxChain's core theory is to empower individual users to share his/her idle hard drives, data storage and computing capacities to build a low-cost, secure, decentralized blockchain cloud network. In other words, DxChain will provide decentralized data storage and computing services and build a data exchange marketplace powered by blockchain and machine learning technology.


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International travel: Just waiting for the green light
‘People in England can start thinking about booking foreign holidays again this summer’, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said.
We don’t yet know when or where we can travel, but we do know a green list of countries is coming soon, with an announcement now due by early May.
The government has confirmed that it wants to see a return to international travel from England as soon as possible (17 May at the earliest) and to keep travellers safe, it will be introducing a three-tier traffic light system. Under the new system countries will be classified as green, amber, or red according to their covid-19 risk.
Although it is currently too soon to know how individual countries will be classified, here is a brief guide to how the classifications will work:
Green: Passengers will not need to quarantine on return, but must take a pre-departure test, as well as a PCR test on return to the UK.
Amber: Travellers will need to quarantine for 10 days at home, as well as taking a pre-departure test and two PCR tests once back in the UK.
Red: Non-essential travel will be banned. Passengers will have to pay for a 10-day stay in a managed quarantine hotel, as well as a pre-departure test and two PCR tests.
To avoid a repeat of last summer’s last-minute changes, a ‘Green Watchlist’ will be introduced to highlight countries at risk of moving from the low-risk green category to amber.
The government has also expressed its intention to push the cost of PCR tests for travel down to avoid a system where only the rich can afford to go on holiday abroad.
An initial country list is due to be published by early May alongside confirmation of the restart date.
We are now all waiting to see which countries will get the green light!
Although the number of green countries may be low to start with, it is believed that as the vaccination roll-out gathers pace around the world, many more countries will be added to the green list by the peak summer holiday period.
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HARBEL, Liberia (Aug. 1, 2016) — Firestone Liberia, the indirect natural rubber-growing subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas, is laying off approximately 500 workers at its plantation in Harbel.
This represents about 7 percent of the plantation workers, according to a Firestone Liberia press release issued July 28. This is the first major layoff Firestone Liberia has made since the 1980s, according to the company.
A number of factors have created “ongoing significant and unsustainable losses” at the plantation that necessitated the layoffs, according to Firestone Liberia.
Among these are:
- The high overhead costs of Firestone Liberia's concession agreement with the government of Liberia;
- Lower natural rubber yields, stemming largely from the company's inability to replant Hevea trees during Liberia's 14-year civil war;
- Continued low prices for NR; and
- Liberia's uncertain business climate.
The layoffs will take place between August and October, according to the company. Laid-off employees will receive severance packages in keeping with the laws of Liberia and the company's collective bargaining agreement with the Firestone Agricultural Workers Union of Liberia (FAWUL), it said.


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Kodak develops mount for 360 Video Camera system for the 3DR Solo
Aerial 360 photos and videos are among the most impressive uses of 360 photos.
With a newly developed mount Kodak attaches two SP360 4k cameras to the drone. With both lenses facing away from the drone, the drone does not appear in the shot. The video from the cameras would need to be stitched. However, the SP360 4k already includes software for stitching two hemispherical videos into one fully spherical video.
However, there are a lot of technical challenges involved, including the need to patch the image of the drone, which can occupy as much as half of a spherical photo or video, as well as vibration considerations.
Kodak posted a teaser on their page about a dual camera drone mount for the Kodak SP 360 4k and the 3DR Solo drone.


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In the tough times of global financial crisis,the consumers dont need to worry. India is not the epicentre of the crisis. The low inflation and the reducing prices will trigger the economic growth in the country, said Sri Ram Khanna,managing editor and senior vice chairman of Consumers Voice,a Delhi-based organisation,at a seminar on the Effect of recession on consumers at Panjab University (PU) on Sunday. The seminar was organised by the Consumer Coordination Council,New Delhi and Consumers Association Chandigarh at Punjab University.
Former MP of Lok Sabha,Rajkot and the chairperson of consumer coordination council,Ramban Mavani said,Consumers need to pose a check on school and college going children who indulge in tobacco,beedi and alcohol.
Coordinator of the seminar S K Khosla while reading his paper on Global Financial Crisis Impact on Employment said that there has been large scale unemployment because of the financial crises. He said that about
71 diamond polishers have committed suicide in Gujarat over the last few months following their lay offs.
Professor Manjit Singh of Sociology at PU highlighted the need of an accountable government. Former Professor of University Business School of Panjab University,Dr P P Arya,traced the history of the 1930 meltdown,which continued for five years.
Professor at the University Business School,Panjab University,Chandigarh Dr A K Vashishat was also present.
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